"Curricle-hung, you see; seat, trunk, sword-case, splashing-board, lamps, silver moulding, all you see complete; the iron-work as good as new, or better. He asked fifty guineas; I closed with him directly, threw down the money, and the carriage was mine."

Just how common were such accoutrements on a gig? How many of these were the equivalent of furry dice, and how many were necessities, do you think?